Lug strap



March 18 1924.

F. A. JACOBS LUG STRAP Filed May 9 1923 INVFNTOR 0242 'Q""M'K/MWLATTUIWEYS sanzonniorr nl canons,

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01 KILLING-LY, CONNECTICUT.

LUG-

Application filed May 9,

ToaZZ 20720122 it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fniunnuc-lt A. Jacons, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at. Killingly, in the county of l vindham and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LugStraps, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings. 1

This invention relates to a lug strap, and the object of the inventionis the construction of a simple and eliicient lug strap that includescertain specific means for increasing the life of the strap by makingthe device more durable and of such construction as will resist therapid Wear of the strap, caused by the picker-stick.

With this and other objects in view, my'

invention comprises certain novel combinations, constructions andarrangements of parts as will be hereinafter descr bed, illus trated inthe accompanying drawings, and more partichlarly pointed out in theappended claims.

in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device constructed in accordancewith the present invention, while Y Figure 2is a horizontal, sectionalview of the same.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the plug. Referring to the drawings-bynumerals, 1 designates the substantially U-shaped lug strap madepreferably of a plurality of layers of material, such as canvas, or thelike. Within the strap 1 I place a substantially lJ-shaped leatherlining 2, which has its inner face beveled, at 3, to its outerends, soas to more efficiently direct the picker-stick 4 (dotted lines) againstthe plug 5.

he plug 5 is preferably madecf a plurality of layers of material, suchas canvas, and it is concaved or curved, at 16, substantially parallelwith the curvature of the closed end of the lug strap 1; in other words,theconcaved face 6 of the plug extends vertically so as to receive thepicker-stick f. The advantage of this structure of the plug resides inthe fact that the wearing of the plug by the picker-stick will startwith picker-stick and will tend to wear down through the middle of theplug, whereas, with a plughaving a convex picker-stick engaging portionthe tendency is to drive the pickeretick to one side or the other and'bodiment of my 'of the the Serial No. 637,854.

wear out. the sides of the ll-shaped lug difl'erent structure and willtend to make the picker-stick run truer and straighter than other plugsknown to the art.

Another advantage resides in the leather lining 2 which strengthens thelug strap and will glaze over after the picker-stick has run over it fora little While, so that the pickerstick will always be guided into theconcave bend of the plug and will be kept away from the sides of the lugstrap. It also will keep the picker-stick from wearing into the sides ofthe lug strap, if this Wear upon the plug develops to one side or theother, and this Way will preserve the life and usefulness of the lugstrap.

A rivet '7 is employed, extending horizon" tally through the lug strap,leather li ing and plug to positively fasten the together andstrengthening the same as it acts as a reinforcing element through thedevice. I also partly secure the parts of the device together by usingadhesive material, or the like, in addition to the rivet 7.

While I have described the preferred eminvention, and have illustratedthe same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes oralterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this inventionrelates, during the extensive manufacture of the same and I, therefore,reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairlyfall within the scope appended claims.

hat I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a. device of the class describedcomprising a substantially U-shaped fabric lug strap, a substantiallyU-shaped leather lining within said lug strap, said lining provided onits inner face with beveled ends,-a fabric plug within said liningprovided with a concaved picker-stick engaging face in parallelis ntothe contour of the closed end of the lug strap, and a rivet extendingtransverselythrough the lug strap, leather lining and plug in spacedrelation to the concaved face of the plug, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a de vice of the character describedcomprising a U-shaped lug strap formed of longitudinally extendingvertically disposed layers of fabric, a lining for said lug strap formedof i ieeeee plug,

spaced reiution to plug.

and a fastener passing transversely through the lug strap,

lining and plug in the concaved face of the 1 In testimony whereofIhereunto afiix my signature.

FREDERICK A. JACOBS.

